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Bedding and clothing were brought to the Disinfecting
Station in the Health Centre in these cases, and disinfected with
steam. In all including the cases where this was carried out for
the control of vermin 4,204 articles were treated.

Nuisance from Pigeons:
In order to control the number of pigeons in the Borough,
licences have been granted for catching them in the streets and
open spaces, as they are liable to become a public nuisance and
to do much damage. Enquiries are made as to the means employed
by those authorized, to ensure that they are humane and as to
disposal of the carcasses to ensure that birds unfit for human
consumption are not sold for this purpose. During 1959 two
licences were in force.
Mortuary:
The Corporation of London was so good as to make available
mortuary accommodation at their Golden Lane Mortuary for Fisbury
infectious and emergency cases.
Hairdressers:
Under the London County Council (General Powers) Act 1954,
power was given to Borough Councils to require the registration
of persons carrying on the business of a hairdresser or barber
and the registration of the premises and the Council fixed the
1st February 1956 as the appointed day on which the provisions of
the Act came into force in Finsbury.
In accordance with the Act the Council made byelaws for the
purpose of securing the cleanliness of registered premises,
including the instruments, towels and equipment used therein and
also the cleanliness of persons employed in such premises in
regard both to themselves and their clothing. These were based
on the model agreed by the Metropolitan Boroughs and were confirmed
by the Ministry of Housing & Local Government.
There is a total of 46 registered premises at present in
existence in the Borough.
In all 42 visits were made to hairdressers and barbers during
1959.